As Syria’s regime collapsed, the world’s eyes were on Bashar al-Assad’s getaway flight. Behind him, officials key to his brutal rule made a mass exodus, virtually undetected.

Some are only now coming forward with accounts of loved ones who disappeared during the civil war and are presumed dead.

Selma Mhaoud, and Shaya Laughlin, and published by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). The Kyiv Independent, a member center of OCCRP, is republishing it with permission. Key findings: * Records reveal that the government of Bashar Al-Assad sold the three government-owned cargo ships to an opaque firm in the Seychelles in 2023 — two of them for just $1 each.

An ongoing reporting project to uncover the roles and whereabouts of the key officials who powered President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal reign in Syria.

The longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin spent nine days in the hospital after being poisoned at his Russian villa.

Kremlin spokesman also denies any discussions on return visit by Russian president to Damascus - Anadolu Ajansı

The goal of the clandestine reburial was to hide evidence of atrocities as Bashar Assad tried to regain international standing.

Former prisoner Mutassim Abdulsatir gave Margaret Brennan a tour of the notorious Sednaya prison where Syrians were tortured, beaten, and killed during the reign of dictator Bashar al-Assad.

Syria has held its first parliamentary elections since Bashar Assad was ousted nearly a year ago. The People's Assembly will work on a new elections law and constitution as the country transitions politically.

Years after dismissing video games as a form of entertainment, former Syrian President Assad is reportedly spending his exile in Moscow playing them.